Industry Advanced Manufacturing & Industry 4.0 Careers & Pathways

About us

 
 

Levi Jenkins
Program Manager

Gateway to Industry Schools Advanced Manufacturing

 

Erin Johnston
Project Support Officer

Gateway to Industry Schools Advanced Manufacturing

 
 

The Queensland Manufacturing Institute (QMI)

Has been proud to host the Queensland Governments’ Gateway to Industry Schools Project (GISP) for Advanced Manufacturing, formally Manufacturing and Engineering, since 2009. 

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In 2020, our GISP transitioned to focus on the technologies being adopted by the advancing manufacturing sector. This is the common element amongst the 16+ industries in manufacturing.

 

The GISP for Advanced Manufacturing is a component of a statewide industry engagement and workforce development strategy to support the long-term development of a highly-skilled workforce in Queensland.  The Queensland government is committed to growing manufacturing in this state as a critical driver of innovation and productivity in the economy. QMI assists to deliver this vision.

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The program provides industry insights, evidence and opportunities for industry and the education sector to work together to deliver outcomes for school teachers, students, local communities and business.

 

Meet our Gateway Schools

The following schools have a current MOU in place with the GISP for Advanced Manufacturing.

What does this mean?
The principal has agreed to embed the advancing manufacturing industries into their schools, providing teachers and students with industry contextualisation to learnings. Our thanks to our dedicated schools and teachers for making a difference.

 

There are 52 schools involved in the GISP for Advanced Manufacturing.

  • Ambrose Treacy College (Indooroopilly)

  • Australian Industry Trade College

  • Bentley Park College

  • Bray Park State High School

  • Bremer State High School

  • Bundaberg State High School

  • Burpengary State Secondary College

  • Cairns State High School

  • Caloundra State High School

  • Chinchilla State High School

  • Dalby South State School

  • Dalby State High School

  • Dysart State High School

  • Foxwell State Secondary College

  • Genesis Christian College (Bray Park)

  • Glenala State High School

  • Hillcrest Christian College (Reedy Creek)

  • Ignatius Park College (Cranbrook)

  • Kawana Waters State College

  • Kedron State High School

  • Kelvin Grove State College

  • Kirwan State High School

  • Lockyer District High School

  • Mabel Park State High School

  • Mackay Christian College

  • Mackay Northern Beaches State High School

  • Marist College

  • Marsden State High School

  • Moranbah State High School

  • Noosa District State High School

  • Park Ridge State High School

  • Ripley Valley State Secondary College

  • Riverside Christian College

  • St Brendan’s College (Yeppoon)

  • St Edmund’s College (Woodend) 

  • St James College (Brisbane)

  • St Joseph’s College (Toowoomba)

  • St Josephs Nudgee College

  • St Laurence’s College (South Brisbane)

  • St Mary’s College (Maryborough)

  • St Patrick’s College (Shorncliffe)

  • St Peters Lutheran

  • Staines Memorial College (Redbank Plains)

  • Tec-NQ (Douglas)

  • The Cathedral College (Rockhampton)

  • Trinity Bay State High School

  • Trinity College (Beenleigh)

  • Trinity Lutheran College

  • Urangan State High School

  • West Moreton Anglican College (Karrabin)

  • Whitsunday Anglican College

  • Yeronga State High School

 

Queensland Reference Group (QRG) – Manufacturing & Engineering

The GISP for Advanced Manufacturing is steered by the Queensland Reference Group (QRG). This ecosystem includes key partners from government and non-government school sectors and industry sectors including representation from Industry 4.0, Advanced Manufacturing, Heavy Vehicles, Defence, Aerospace, Textile, Food Processing, Mining, Biomedical, Recreational Vehicle, Rail, Furnishings, Manufacturing and Engineering. This group of industry professionals meet quarterly and are dedicated to supporting Queensland teachers and students by collaborating and innovating.

Attracting more young people into the advancing manufacturing and engineering sectors has been an issue in recent years. Through QMI, the GISP project helps to:

  •  Raise the profile and diversity of careers in the advanced manufacturing sector.

  • Provide professional development and currency opportunities (in industry) for Queensland school teachers contextualisation of advanced manufacturing practices and applications incorporating robotics, STEAM and coding. 

  • Develop and implement a range of manufacturing and engineering-related activities across industrial technology and design, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) and other key learning curriculum areas.

  • Create opportunities for work experience, structured work placements, school-based apprenticeships and traineeships, full-time apprenticeships, and pathways to university in preparation for trade, para-professional and professional careers.

  • Celebrate and share student, teacher, school and industry experiences to ensure young people have the knowledge and experience to make informed decisions about their future.

 
 
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